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PSYC2317 - Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
This courses focuses on: 1) the theoretical basis for the statistical procedures used, 2) the formulas and mathematical operations required for completing statistical procedures, and 3) interpretation of the results of the statistical procedures used. Although an understanding of basic mathematical operations is necessary and assumed, the math is not that difficult. Many statistical formulas look rather ominous but that is because they involve sequences of mathematical operations. Essentially, students who enroll need to know how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, the order of mathematical operations (PEMDAS), work with signed numbers, square numbers, and find square roots. With a little practice and attention to detail, the formulas can be learned. Just as important are a conceptual understanding of when to use which statistical procedure and how to interpret the results so that they may be correctly applied to research questions.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2301 |
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Study Guides: |
This
course introduces students to the basic statistical methods used by
researchers to accumulate knowledge in the social and behavioral
sciences. When reading a textbook or professional journal and
reference is made to data, results, or conclusions, some type of
research method that makes use of statistical procedures is likely
involved. In this course, students learn to use statistical
techniques for a variety of research problems and acquire the ability
to interpret research results in the existing literature.
